In my review of the Italian fantasy-film THE GIANTS OF THESSALY, I stated that despite its attempt to adapt one of the first crossovers in Greek epic, the crew under Jason either don't include the really famous characters of the epic's crew, or they have a couple of ordinary guys with similar names, mainly a crewman named Orpheus.
...while the ARGONAUTICA is an early example of a "crossover story." the non-legendary nature of Jason's crew nullifies that aspect of the original story. If the only action taken by Orpheus, the one "big name" in Jason's crew, is that of moaning over his lost Eurydice, I see no reason to equate this character with the master singer who sang his way in and out of Hell.
In contrast, the 1963 JASON does satisfy my criteria, as does the 2000 telefilm adaptation, since both use the legendary icons in such a way as to evoke the earlier myth-figures.
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